ArticleHealth economics review2014
Parents' willingness to pay for the prevention of childhood overweight and obesity.
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- Prevalence, Trends and Associated Risk Factors of Over-weight/Obesity among Rural-to-Urban Migrant Children in China.Iranian journal of public health · 2019Article
- Cardio-metabolic and socio-environmental correlates of waist-to-height ratio in German primary schoolchildren: a cross-sectional exploration.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Development of an investment case for obesity prevention and control: perspectives on methodological advancement and evidence.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2018Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine parental willingness-to-pay (WTP) for childhood obesity prevention.
methodsCross-sectional data from the follow-up measurements (2011) of a health promotion programme in German primary schools. Data collection included anthropometric measurements of children and self-administered questionnaires for parents, including WTP assessment. Mann-Whitney U-Test was used for differences between groups, and regression analysis to identify factors associated with general WTP and amount of WTP.
resultsFrom 1 534 parents, 97.8% considered overweight/obesity to be serious public health problems. A general WTP to reduce the incidence of childhood overweight/obesity by half, was declared by 48.8%. Parents of overweight/obese children showed with 61.4%, significantly more frequently, their general WTP than the others with 47.2% (p = 0.001). Mean WTP was <euro>23.04 (99% confidence interval (CI) [22.45; 23.75]) per month. Parents of centrally obese children showed significantly higher WTP than parents of the other children (p = 0.001). General WTP and the amount of WTP were associated with the central obesity of the child, migration status and household income. Additionally, general WTP was associated with maternal obesity.
conclusionsNearly half of the parents were willing to invest in prevention of obesity. The general WTP significantly occurs more often and with higher amount in affected parents.
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